JLR job cuts show Government growth mission "falling far short"
Responding to reports that Jaguar Land Rover is set to cut up to 4,000 jobs, Liberal Democrat Business spokesperson, Sarah Olney MP, said:
6 Sep 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Davey calls for £1bn farming lifeline and urgent Bluetongue taskforce to protect British food security
During a visit to a farm in Cumbria on Friday [4th September 2026], Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey will join Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson, Tim Farron MP to call on the Government to deploy a rapid taskforce to lead on Bluetongue vaccination
4 Sep 2026
Lib Dems report Reform UK to the police over donations scandal
Following the Channel 4 report into Reform this evening, revealing a potential plot by the party to break the law on party funding, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office spokesperson Lisa Smart has written to the police and the Electoral Commission, asking them
3 Sep 2026
Heatwave: Lib Dems call on Govt to open community ‘cool hubs’ for vulnerable people as temperatures soar
The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to open up air conditioned public buildings as ‘cool hubs', to provide relief to vulnerable people during summer heatwaves, as millions suffer unbearable temperatures in inadequate housing.
10 Jul 2025
Rise in those impacted by two child benefit cap should “focus minds” to scrap it
Responding to the latest figures showing that an additional 300,000 children have been affected by the two child benefit cap since Labour took power, Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions spokesperson Steve Darling MP said:
10 Jul 2025
Rise in long NHS waiting list delays “could have awful consequences for thousands of people”
Responding to the number of year-long elective waits rising for the second month in a row to 196,000 in May, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
10 Jul 2025
Farage needs to rule out Liz Truss joining Reform after recruiting “architect of economic disaster” Jake Berry
Following Jake Berry announcing that he will be defecting to Reform from the Conservatives, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
10 Jul 2025
Ofcom letting Royal Mail “off the hook” by allowing reduction of second-class deliveries
Responding to Royal Mail being allowed to scrap second-class deliveries on Saturdays and reduce them throughout the week by Ofcom, Liberal Democrat Business spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
10 Jul 2025
YouGov: majority of Brits back Lib Dem call for free-to-air Premier League games as party vows to table new law
YouGov polling shows 6 in 10 Brits back the Lib Dems’ call to broadcast at least 10 Premier League games a season on free-to-air channels, as the party pledges to bring the legislation back to Parliament. An overwhelming majority of 2024 Labour voters...
9 Jul 2025
Ed Davey: Lib Dems set out five principles for SEND reform
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey and Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson have written to Keir Starmer setting out five principles for SEND reform, and offering to work on a cross-party basis with the Government to ensure the reforms deliver for...
9 Jul 2025
Infected blood scandal report: Government must move at speed
Responding to the report into the timeliness of compensation for those affected by the infected blood scandal, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
9 Jul 2025
Davey on Macron state visit: not securing full access to European rearmament fund would be a “colossal failure”
In a meeting with Emmanuel Macron as part of the French President’s state visit to the UK, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey urged Starmer and the President to work with European partners to ensure the UK’s access to the European rearmament fund “without..
8 Jul 2025